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Jane Bennett reviewed: ABCs of an overlocker - One Day Course - Herts/Essex Border

"This Rebecca Woollard course on the ABC's of using an overlocker was really informative. She only takes two people, so all our questions were answered and I came away having learnt and tried out so much more than I expected. She provided comprehensive notes too to refer to after the course. It takes place in her haberdashery shop which is a treasure trove in itself. There's a free car park up the road, and a cafe and pub just doors away if you don't want to take your own lunch."

Rebecca Woollard Sewing School & Haberdashery responded:

"So pleased you enjoyed the course and you learnt so much more than you expected. It was a pleasure to meet and teach you. Thanks very much for your 5* review."

Kate Chetwood reviewed: Furniture Painting Workshop (levels 1&2 techniques covered) in Warrington, Cheshire

"Had a fabulous day with Jo, very relaxed and fun atmosphere. Jo is an incredibly enthusiastic and patient teacher and clearly demonstrated the various techniques that you could to use in your project. She spent time with everyone and gave ideas and suggestions to help you get the most out of the day. Lovely venue and yummy cakes. Highly recommend ?"

The Boho Shed responded:

"Wow Kate, you’ve made my day! Thank you so much. ? You were a pleasure to teach. I’m delighted you enjoyed it. ?"

John reviewed: Creating automata - weekend course. Explore the combination of movement and materials such as wood, wire, metal tube and sheet, found objects and figures.

"What a wonderful course run by Fi Henshall and the brilliant team at Nailsworth Community Workshop. Plenty of opportunity to learn new skills and Fi is so patient, caring and attentive to all. Highly recommended."

Chris reviewed: Furniture Painting Workshop (levels 1&2 techniques covered) in Warrington, Cheshire

"Went on the beginner’s furniture painting course. Lovely location with great food. The course itself was excellent. Jo is a very patient tutor. Methods are clearly explained and demonstrated. Although I had taken a large project I was still able to finish and I was very pleased with the result. I fully recommend this course to everyone."

The Boho Shed responded:

"Thank you so much Chris. I’m really pleased you enjoyed the day. You made such a beautiful job of your unit. I think you win the prize for the fastest painter. ??✨❤️"

Tara reviewed: Full day beginners silver clay- Woodland botanical pendants

"Very enjoyable day and walked away with a beautiful item of jewellery ready to wear. Rebecca made us feel very welcome."

Rebecca Oxenham Jewellery responded:

"Thank you very much for your lovely review and for coming to my workshop. Your shell necklace looks absolutely stunning. Wishing you all the best. Rebecca x"

Sandra Macdonald reviewed: Upcycling Paint & Paper Decoupage Furniture Workshop Experience: Spend Two Days with ReVamp Boutique

"I have just attended Sarah’s 2 day upcycling & Decoupage course and had a fab time!! Sarah is a wonderful tutor and human being, I learned so much and met some lovely people. I will definitely do another of Sarah’s courses. Much love to you Sarah and all the other ladies. Sandra xxxx"

ReVamp Boutique responded:

"Thankyou for sharing Sandra! Such kind words. It was fantastic to have you along, such a lovely group...we did have a real giggle didn't we! Your chair looked amazing and I look forward to seeing your future projects and having you back with us again... Love back! take care Best wishes Sarah XX"

Denise reviewed: Soap Making with Jodee West

"I really enjoyed the class and feel I learned a lot about soap making. Looking forward to trying my hand at a goat’s milk and lavender mix next time."

Created By Hand responded:

"Hi Denise Thanks for the feedback We design our classes to give a taster of each craft and hopefully give attendees the confidence and urge to take things further. Sounds like we have got a tick in the box for this class Best of luck with the soap making - sounds really exotic Dave"

Helen Taylor reviewed: Seascapes - One day free motion machine embroidery workshop

"I had a lovely day at Alison's Seascapes Embroidery course. Alison was very relaxed and encouraging and everyone in the group produced an individual piece of work ready to hang on the wall. I will definitely be signing up for future courses."

Evelyn Hartley reviewed: Glass painting for beginners

"I had a great day with Polly. I wanted to learn face to face rather than on a video. Polly explained the process very clearly and gave some super tips. Her comments were positive and supportive. The materials provided were very good. The studio was light, airy and relaxing. Thanks for the herbal teas. I have now ordered my paints , ready to go. Thank you Evelyn"

Steephill Studio and Gallery responded:

"Thank you so much Evelyn! It was lovely to meet you and I am so glad you enjoyed the course. Good luck with your glass painting, I am confident you will be great!"

Karen and Reg Clegg reviewed: Resin art course for beginners

"We had a fantastic day with Norman creating amazing resin art panels. He is a great host and tutor, clearly explaining the plan for the day, going thru the process, providing existing examples as well as demonstrating different techniques and answering all our questions. He was very open, allowing us to try ideas to help create the designs we’d brought along. It exceeded our expectation and the lovely lunch and teas were a very welcome treat. Big thanks to Norman for making it a very special treat for myself and my husband we love the final panels they will take pride of place in our home x"

Reson-8 responded:

"Morning Karen/Reg, Thank you so much for taking the time to write your very kind review, very much appreciated. Was also a pleasure for me to work with you both and I hope that you continue with Resin Art. Very Best Regards Norman"

Elizabeth Cooke reviewed: Bookbinding Workshop: Multi-section Case Binding

"What a lovely experience! A small group of four of us, we had such fun getting to grips with making our own A5 hard backed book, under the kind and brilliant tuition of Lina - from stitching the paper sections, making the hard cover after choosing our cloth and papers, and assembling everything to make our book, all the whole learning the techniques and how important to “measure twice, cut once”! The five-hour workshop flew by. Lina made it great fun and informative. Loved every minute and now want to make more books!"

Ern reviewed: Resin Art Experience

"I went as a complete novice and come away with the confidence to try some more on my own, I am not what you would call artistic, so not sure how I will get on without Eunice’s advice on colours, but sure that will come with practice, It was a great experience and learnt so much. The class of 6 was actually a help, listening to the advice given and the experiences of the other students helped. If our thinking to try a resin experience I highly recommend Eunice."

Eunice J. Friend responded:

"Thank you Ernie. It was great to meet you and Karen for her 2nd adventure. So glad you have the resin bug. I am sure you will go on to create some great pieces. Warnest regards Eunice"

Janet Stewart reviewed: Beginner's Candle Making Private Workshop - Marlow, Buckinghamshire

"What a wonderful way to spend a morning! Sarah was so warm & welcoming and explained everything so well. Such a relaxing environment, took our minds off all our worries! Our creations were so much better than I thought I'd achieve, quite a haul to bring home with me. I would thoroughly recommend this and will definitely be booking again"

Candle by Events responded:

"Thank you Janet, so pleased you enjoyed the workshop."

Sharon Roberts reviewed: Cat's Cottage: one day creative writing & confidence building with Cat Weatherill

"Cat was so welcoming. The writing exercises were both interesting and challenging. There was no time constraints freedom to write and get some excellent advice. I will definitely be looking out for more opportunities to learn from Cat's experiences."

Cat Weatherill responded:

"Thank you, Sharon. I loved the day too :-)"

Sophie reviewed: One day Traditional Lead Stained Glass Course

"I had a great time on the lead stained glass course. Cheryl was very kind and knowledgable, and made the day so much fun."

Cheryl Powling Glass responded:

"I am delighted ? hope to see you again x"

Jane Thurlow reviewed: Lampshade making workshop Brighton -12th November

"Really enjoyed our lampshade making course! Very easy to follow instructions. Everything supplied apart from fabric including tea and coffee. I came away feeling really inspired. Thank you so much Joanna!"

Lume Lighting responded:

"Hi Jane, Thank you for your lovely review :) I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the workshop, your lampshade looked brilliant!! Thank you again Joanna"

Keith & Sharon Tapson reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"What’s lovely gift this was, bought for my birthday. My wife and I attended. We created a stained glass panel, on our one day course. Kate our instructor, was relaxed, fun and very informative. Everything we needed was supplied with clear, concise instruction. Directions to the location were good, with loads of free parking. I would definitely recommend this course… It’s 5 stars from us!"

Zi Young Kang reviewed: Introduction to Leatherwork

"Great first experience of leather workshop. The workshop was designed to experience various tools & techniques. Cathy was extremely patient & kind and guided me to compete my luggage label project. *The welcome committee, Jess & Jupiter is an additional lovely element to the class."

Catherine Edwards Leather responded:

"Zi, We (Jess, Jupiter and Myself ;-) ) loved having you. Well done with your excellent attention to detail and joy of being creative. Cathy"

Chris Kempton reviewed: Introduction to free motion machine embroidery

"A very enjoyable and absorbing day. Alison is very patient and totally inspirational. I cannot recommend this course too highly, and as long as you have a sewing machine, some basic knowledge of how it works and want to discover your inner creativity, this is for you."

Sasha reviewed: Upholstery classes in Norwich

"What a fascinating day with Lee! I learned so much, enjoyed chatting with Lee and the other participants, and made a really good start in my first upholstery project."

Sharon Bruce reviewed: From melting to money making - The business of candles - Online Course

"After having a break from making candles for over a year, I decided now was the time that I wanted to think about re-branding and starting up again. I came across this course and decided to give it a go. Although I did know a fair amount about candle making, it really helped with clarifying things and making more sense for me. I enjoyed the hour call with Jane, she was very professional and inspiring. I look forward to moving forward with my business with the added support of Jane I'm feeling more confident of it being a success and making my little dream business into reality."

The Candle Coach responded:

"Thank you for your kind words Sharon. I’m really looking forward to seeing your business grow and here to help you. Wishing you every success."

Sam reviewed: Resin Art Experience

"Had a thoroughly enjoyable day learning how to do resin art. It was a completely new experience for me and now has me completely hooked! I can't wait to try this at home. The group was made up of 6 lovely equally enthusiastic people. And you couldn't ask for a better tutor in Eunice who was very helpful, knowledgeable and an all round lovely person. I can't praise this class enough. Give it a go!"

Eunice J. Friend responded:

"Sam it was a pleasure to meet you, I am so glad you enjoyed the workshop and have a new found addiction!! You took the learnings and added your own spin on your artworks which came out brilliantly well done Warmest regards Eunice"

Heather Smith reviewed: Group Soap-making Workshop - Soapology Studio - Nottinghamshire

"I bought this course for my best friends birthday so we were both looking forward to it. First off, the studio is in a lovely setting. Unfortunately, the rest of the course was not a positive experience. During the soap making all the participants had to queue in a line to take turns to get all the ingredients and make the product. This was time consuming and lacking in space. We were closely supervised to ensure all measurements were accurate and the mixing process was done correctly. The finished products on both mine and my friends soaps were dreadful. All the soaps were covered in a white substance and there were holes throughout the soap bars . They all looked dreadful. If it was one batch I could have understood but it was all 4 batches from 2 different people. The soaps were much too unsightly to use. I did contact Soapology to request a partial refund but was refused. I was offered another place on a course but due to work commitments not able to attend. Despite this I feel the session would have proved uncomfortable. As the course states 'created her courses so that you can cut out the mistakes' I did not envisage a product unfit for purpose. Luckily, my friend and I have managed to make successful soaps after watching on line tuitions on You Tube."

Soapology Studio responded:

"Hi Heather, I am so sorry you felt strongly enough to leave this review. As you can see I have over 50 5* reviews on this course and more on my 121 courses. This is in fact the only negative comment in over 10 years and 400+ students. As I mentionned in our many emails after the course, the white powder you mention sounds like soda ash and is quite common in cp soapmaking, it is fully explained in the theory part of the course and in your course workbook. The holes you mention may be trapped air bubbles from mixing too vigorously which I pointed out at the time and advised you to stir slowly between using the stick blender to release the trapped air. In one of your emails to me you stated you had made a successful batch at home therefore I consider the course to be successful as you learnt the skills from me to then make your own soap (youtube waa never mentionned until now). As I said, the course is all about making mistakes whilst with me and I can correct them and offer guidance. I did offer for you to return on another course and bring your original 'faulty' soaps with you so that I could see them and try and work out what had happened. You declined. All of the other batches made on the day turned out wonderful along with my demonstration batch. Also, I have never seen the two batches your friend made nor have I heard from her since the course saying she was unhappy. I am devastated to have received this review but I guess the saying is true, you cant please everyone all the time. Good luck with your soapmaking journey Heather. Emma, Soapology Studio"

Sarah M reviewed: Macrame - Feather

"Thoroughly enjoyed this class. Wendy was so welcoming and knowledgeable. It was a super relaxing and fun class. Many thanks ?"

Karen Stevenson reviewed: Pottery throwing day course in the South Downs

"I attended a day course (from 10:00 - 16:00) at the Paddock Studio. Rowena was a brilliant teacher, being very patient, enthusiastic and openly delighted for you when a technique worked or you were creative. I was bought a craft course voucher for my birthday and could not have spent it in a better and more fun way. I would throughly recommend to anyone wanting to throw a pot to give this day course a go. Thank you Rowena for making it a really wonderful day."